The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Robin & the Kestrel: Bardic Voices, Book II (SFBC #02559, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], 373pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Reprint (Baen 1993) fantasy novel of a prince and a gypsy girl trying to foil a plot to drive all music from the land. Second book of a series. Similar to the Baen edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Sacred Ground (Tor 0-312-85281-9, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $22.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Larry Dixon) Native American dark fantasy/mystery novel. Osage PI Jennifer Talldeer must catch criminal who desecrated a sacred burial place in order to placate powerful and vengeful spirits.
• * _Sacred Ground (Tor 0-812-51965-5, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Larry Dixon) Reprint (Tor 1994) contemporary Native-American dark fantasy/mystery novel.
• * _Sacred Ground (Voyager 0-00-648034-9, Sep ’95, £4.99, 383pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1994) Native American dark fantasy/mystery novel. Jennifer Talldeer has two identities: apprentice shaman, and private investigator. Her lives collide when land is desecrated. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Ship Who Searched (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * *The Silver Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-684-8, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $21.95, 322pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Fantasy novel, book three of “The Mage Wars” trilogy, part of the “Valdemar” series.
• * *The Silver Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-441-2, Mar ’96, £9.99, 322pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Mage Wars”, a series set in Valdemar a millenium before the “Heralds of Valdemar” sequence. A hardcover edition (-440-4, £16.99) is also available.
• * _The Silver Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (SFBC #11639, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $8.98, 322pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1996) fantasy novel, book three of “The Mage Wars” trilogy, part of the “Valdemar” series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Silver Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-685-6, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW; Millennium 1996) fantasy novel, book three of “The Mage Wars” trilogy, part of the “Valdemar” series.
• * _The Silver Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Orion 1-85798-497-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], £5.99, 322pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW; Millennium 1996) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Mage Wars” trilogy, set in Valdemar a millennium before the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * *Storm Breaking (DAW 0-88677-713-5, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $21.95, 435pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Fantasy novel, book three of “The Mage Storms” trilogy. Illustrated by Larry Dixon.
• * *Storm Breaking (Orion 1-85798-275-4, Oct ’96, £9.99, 436pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, set in Valdemar, following the “Mage Winds” trilogy, and 15th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition. A hardcover edition (-276-2, £15.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Storm Breaking (SFBC #14437, Dec ’96, $10.98, 386pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW 1996) fantasy novel, book three of “The Mage Storms” trilogy. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Storm Breaking (DAW 0-88677-755-0, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW; Orion 1996)fantasy novel, book three of “The Mage Storms” trilogy.
• * _Storm Breaking (Orion 0-75280-641-6, Nov ’97, £5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW; Orion 1996) fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, part of the overall “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * *Storm Rising (DAW 0-88677-660-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $21.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Mage Storms” trilogy. Valdemar must unite enemies to fight magic storms.
• * *Storm Rising (Millennium 1-85798-277-0, Sep ’95, £9.99, 384pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, set in Valdemar, following the “Mage Winds” trilogy, and 14th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edn. A hardcover edition (-278-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Storm Rising (SFBC #106552, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $10.98, 384pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel, second in the “Mage Storms” trilogy. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Storm Rising (Orion 1-85798-460-9, Aug ’96, £5.99, 384pp, pb, cover by BlackSheep) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW; Millennium 1995) fantasy novel. Second book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, 14th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Storm Rising (DAW 0-88677-712-7, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW; Millennium 1995) fantasy novel, book two of “The Mage Storms” trilogy. Valdemar must unite enemies to fight magic storms.
• * *Storm Warning (DAW 0-88677-611-2, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $21.95, 403pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, set in Valdemar, following the “Mage Winds” trilogy, and 13th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * *Storm Warning (Millennium 1-85798-189-8, Aug ’94, £9.99, 403pp, tp, cover by Mick Posen) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-184-7, £16.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition. First in “The Mage Storms Trilogy”.
• * _Storm Warning (SFBC #05706, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $10.98, 403pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (DAW 1994) fantasy novel, first in the “Mage Storms” trilogy, 13th book overall in “The Heralds of Valdemar” series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has an SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Storm Warning (DAW 0-88677-661-9, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (Daw 1994) fantasy novel, book one of “The Mage Storms” trilogy in the “Valdemar” series.
• * _Storm Warning (Millennium 1-85798-297-5, Sep ’95, £4.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reprint (Millennium; DAW 1994) fantasy novel. First book of the “Mage Storms” trilogy, set in Valdemar, following the “Mage Winds” trilogy, and 13th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Storm Warning (DAW 0-88677-661-9, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $6.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Storms] Reissue (DAW; Millennium 1994) fantasy novel, book one of “The Mage Storms” trilogy in the “Valdemar” series. Sixth printing.
• * *Summoned To Tourney (with Ellen Guon) (Baen 0-671-72122-4, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Larry Dixon) Fantasy novel of elven magic in contemporary San Francisco, sequel to Knight of Ghosts and Shadows. Only the elves stand between a monstrous scientist from thinly-disguised Livermore Labs and an experiment that would destroy the Bay Area by inducing a massive earthquake. Recommended (SW).
• * _The Sword of Knowledge (with Nancy Asire, Leslie Fish & C. J. Cherryh) See entry under C. J. Cherryh
• * _Tiger Burning Bright (with Marion Zimmer Bradley & Andre Norton) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
• * *Vows and Honor (SFBC #02439, Jan ’94, $8.98, 472pp, hc, cover by Dawn Wilson) [Vows and Honor] Omnibus of the two books in the “Vows and Honor” series, The Oathbound (DAW 1988) and Oathbreakers (DAW 1989). This edition lacks an ISBN and price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Wheels of Fire: A Novel of the Serrated Edge (with Mark Shepherd) (Baen 0-671-72138-0, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Fantasy novel of elven magic used to help humans. Second book in the “Serrated Edge” series.
• * *When the Bough Breaks (with Holly Lisle) (Baen 0-671-72154-2, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Urban fantasy novel of elven magic used to help humans, third book of the “Serrated Edge” series.
• * *The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-631-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $21.95, 305pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Mage Wars” trilogy, part of the “Valdemar” series, with interior illustrations by Larry Dixon.
• * _White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-237-1, May ’95, £8.99, 305pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Mage Wars”, a series set in Valdemar a millenium before the “Heralds of Valdemar” sequence. A hardcover edition (-430-7, £15.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (SFBC #07827, Aug ’95, $10.98, 305pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-431-5, Nov ’95, £9.99, 305pp, tp, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel.
• * _The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-682-1, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel, book two of “The Mage Wars” trilogy, part of the “Valdemar” series, with interior illustrations by Larry Dixon.
• * _The White Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-313-0, Mar ’96, £4.99, 305pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1995) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Mage Wars”, a series set in Valdemar a millenium before the “Heralds of Valdemar” sequence.
• * *Winds of Change (DAW 0-88677-534-5, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $20.00, 449pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Winds” series and 11th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Illustrations by Larry Dixon.
• * _Winds of Change (SFBC #00485, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $9.98, 449pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1992) fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Winds” series and 11th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Winds of Change (DAW 0-88677-563-9, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1992) fantasy novel, second book of the “Mage Winds” trilogy and 11th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Change (DAW 0-88677-563-9, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, second book in the “Mage Winds” series. Fifth printing.
• * *Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-489-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $18.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Winds” series, set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-516-7, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Winds” series, set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fate (SFBC #00497, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $9.98, 387pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Winds” series, set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-516-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book in the “Mage Winds” series. Sixth printing.
• * _Winds of Fate (DAW 0-88677-516-7, Sep ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1991) fantasy novel, first book in the “Mage Winds” series. Seventh printing.
• * *Winds of Fury (DAW 0-88677-562-0, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $20.00, 388pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fury (SFBC #01758, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $8.98, 388pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Winds of Fury (DAW 0-88677-612-0, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
• * _Winds of Fury (DAW 0-88677-612-0, Sep ’95, $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, third book in the “Mage Winds” series and 12th book overall in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series. Fifth printing.
• * *Wing Commander: Freedom Flight (with Ellen Guon) (Baen 0-671-72145-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Wing Commander] Sf novelization based on a computer game, first book of a new series. A gang of alien and human misfits join together to free an occupied planet.

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• * *Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar (DAW 0-88677-720-8, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar] Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories set in Lackey’s world of “Valdemar”. Authors include Tanya Huff, Josepha Sherman, and Michelle Sagara. (Contents)

LACY, NORRIS J., ed.

• * *The New Arthurian Encyclopedia (Garland 0-8153-2303-4, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], $29.95, 615pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to Arthur, from history and legend to modern literature, with entries for numerous genre authors including Andre Norton, Guy Gavriel Kay, Robert Holdstock, Time Powers, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and C.J. Cherryh. This is an updated and revised edition of The Arthurian Encyclopedia (Garland 1986). Available from Garland Publishing, 717 5th Avenue, Suite 2500, New York NY 10022; 212-751-7447.
• * _The New Arthurian Encyclopedia (SFBC #17424, Aug ’97, $19.98, 615pp, hc) Reprint (Garland 1995) non-fiction, reference. A guide to Arthur, from legend to modern literature, with entries for numerous genre authors. This is an updated and revised edition of The Arthurian Encyclopedia (Garland 1986). This hardcover edition has the text and cover art of the Garland trade paperback, but has a new ISBN (1-56865-432-4); it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LADD, LOUISE

• * *The Anywhere Ring #1: Miracle Island (Berkley 0-425-14879-3, Jul ’95, $3.99, 163pp, tp) [Anywhere Ring] Young-adult fantasy novel. A magic ring gives a girl the power to transport herself anywhere she wishes. First in a series.
• * *The Anywhere Ring #2: Castle in Time (Berkley 0-425-15048-8, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $4.50, 149pp, tp) [Anywhere Ring] Young-adult fantasy novel. Jenny discovers her magic ring can transport her through time, ending up in Elizabethan Ireland.
• * *The Anywhere Ring #4: Cherry Blossom Moon (Berkley 0-425-15294-4, May ’96, $4.50, 134pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series about a magic ring. Two teens investigate an old spy scandal in 1950’s Japan.

LaFARGE, TOM (1947- )

• * *The Crimson Bears (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-074-4, Apr ’93, $12.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Douglas Messerli) [Crimson Bears] Fantasy novel, first book of a series about a commonwealth of bears forced to ask the help of nomadic saurians in defeating a predatory enemy.
• * _The Crimson Bears (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-074-4, Feb ’95, $12.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Douglas Messerli) [Crimson Bears] Reissue (Sun & Moon 1993) fantasy novel of two bears in a civil war in an animal metropolis.
• * *A Hundred Doors (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-192-9, Nov ’94 [Feb ’95], $12.95, 228pp, tp, cover by Wendy Walker) [Crimson Bears] Fantasy novel of two bears in a civil war in an animal metropolis. Sequel to The Crimson Bears. Available from Sun & Moon Press, 6026 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90036.

LAFFERTY, R(aphael) A(loysius) (1914-2002) (stories)

• * _Alaric: The Day the World Ended (United Mythologies Press, Nov ’93 [Feb ’94], $33.00, 163pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1971 as The Fall of Rome) historical novel. One of Lafferty’s rarest books. Available postpaid from United Mythologies Press, Box 79777, 1995 Weston Rd., Weston ONT M9N 3W9 Canada.
• * *Argo (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-34-8, Dec ’92, $19.95, unpaginated, hc) [More Than Melchisedech] Sf “novel”, third book of the novel More Than Melchisedech. Illustrated by Ward Shipman. A 50 copy signed limited edition (-35-6) was announced but not seen.
• * *Cranky Old Man from Tulsa (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-16-X, Mar ’90, $4.00, 25pp, ph) Collection of two interviews with Lafferty by Darrell Schweitzer and R.J. Whitaker. This is a limited edition of 350 copies.
• * _The Devil Is Dead (Bart 1-55785-046-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1971) metaphysical fantasy novel.
• * *Dotty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-22-4, Dec ’90, $17.00, 96pp, tp) [Argo] Sf novel set in the same world as The Devil Is Dead and other “Argo” books. This is a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. A signed edition of 70 copies containing an additional short story (-23-2, $37.00) was announced but not seen.
• * *The Early Lafferty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-00-3, Mar ’88, $3.50 + $0.50 postage, 38pp, ph) Collection of 6 stories from the ’50s and ’60s, 2 of them previously unpublished. Also available in a signed edition, $6.00 + $0.50 postage (prices in U.S. dollars). (Contents)
• * *The Early Lafferty II (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-14-3, Mar ’90, $4.00, 31pp, ph) Collection of six stories, one of them original, with an introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. This is a limited edition of 300 copies. A signed edition (-15-1, $7.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *East of Laughter (Morrigan 1-870338-31-6, Jun ’88, £10.95, 176pp, hc) A ‘gothic fantasy’. Limited to 750 copies.
• * *East of Laughter (Morrigan 1-870338-36-7, Jun ’88, £35.00, 200pp, hc) Special slip-cased, cloth-bound edition of the above, including a separate story by Lafferty, ‘The Story of Little Briar-Rose’, and an article by Gene Wolfe. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Lafferty and Wolfe. (Contents)
• * *The Elliptical Grave (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-12-7, Oct ’89, $18.00, 100pp, tp) Sf short novel. This is a numbered limited edition of 300 copies. A signed, numbered, limited edition of 75 copies (-13-5, $35.00) was announced but not seen. The signed edition is supposed to include an additional short story, “The Man Who Lost His Magic”.
• * *Episodes of the Argo (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-20-8, Sep ’90, $14.00, 59pp, tp) [Argo] Collection of three stories in Lafferty’s “Argo” world, with an introduction by Gene Wolfe. This is a numbered limited edition of 250 copies. A signed numbered edition of 70 copies (-21-6, $22.00 postpaid) is also available. (Contents)